Yours truly, Ouyang Feng

Chapter 86 Chapter 86, Good People Should Be Rewarded
"There seems to be an ambush in the woods."

Just as Wang Wuhu entered the flock of sheep and showed off his ferocity, Huang Yaoshi squinted at the grove next to the battlefield and said to Ouyang Feng.

Ouyang Feng also glanced at the forest and nodded:
"There was an ambush. Someone was hiding in a tree in the forest, planning to shoot an arrow from behind."

Huang Yaoshi said: "The cold arrow cannot hurt Wang Wu, but the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan may not be able to dodge it, so they may get hurt."

Ouyang Feng said: "Why don't you just go over and solve it?"

Huang Yaoshi asked curiously, "Why don't you go?"

"I have already sent Wang Wu out and he has done his part. Besides, you were the first one to discover the ambush in the woods."

Huang Yaoshi was a little confused - you were sitting at the bow, leisurely drinking tea and pretending to be a master, while I was running and leaping all the way over to clean up the minions. Then, in the eyes of others, wouldn't I be the same as Wang Wu, being ordered around by you?

For a moment, Huang Yaoshi suddenly had the urge to accept a disciple.

If he had a disciple by his side at this time, wouldn't he have his disciple do the errands and clear out the miscellaneous soldiers with just a glance?

When he was struggling, Ouyang Feng suddenly asked:

"Can you use a bow and arrow?"

Huang Yaoshi smiled proudly:
"There is nothing I don't know about using any of the eighteen weapons."

Ouyang Feng took out the copper-framed iron-backed bow and two wolf-fang heavy arrows from the collection talisman and threw them to him:
"Try it."

Huang Yaoshi took the bow and arrows, and at the same time put two heavy arrows on the string. He opened the bow and shot out like a full moon. After completing the shooting in one go, he threw the bow and arrows back to Ouyang Feng without even looking at them, and said:
"solved."

Ouyang Feng glanced sideways and saw two figures falling from the tree in the forest, both pierced through the heart by an arrow. He immediately nodded and praised:

"Good shooting."

Huang Yaoshi put his hands behind his back and smiled proudly, "It's just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

He felt relieved as he spoke. Not only had he solved the trouble of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, but he also didn't have to run around like an errand boy assigned by Ouyang Feng, which would damage his image. It was truly the best of both worlds.

At this time Ouyang Feng suddenly asked:
"You don't know how to use the 'Finger of Magic' yet?"

Magical power at the snap of a finger?
Huang Yaoshi was startled, then said with surprise:
"I had some idea of ​​this skill several years ago, but it was still a little lacking and not perfected. I had already chosen a name for it. How did you know that I had this skill and that I had named it 'Finger Magic'?"

Ouyang Feng remained calm:
"On the way south, you told me this when you were drunk and chatting."

Huang Yaoshi said suspiciously:

"Why don't I remember?"

Ouyang Feng said calmly:

"You don't have a photographic memory. Isn't it normal to forget what you said when you sober up after drinking too much?"

After that, he told him about the Xiaoyao Sect's skill of shooting hidden weapons with the flick of the finger.

As Huang Yaoshi listened, his face turned strange again.

Previously, when he was working with Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying to create martial arts, Huang Yaoshi heard them talk about some martial arts and he felt that they were similar to the martial arts fragments he had obtained by chance when he was a child, which enabled him to enter the world of martial arts. Now, when he heard about this skill of shooting hidden weapons with the flick of the fingers, Huang Yaoshi was immediately sure that the martial arts Ouyang Feng talked about and the martial arts fragments he had obtained must have the same origin.

What is this called?
This is called fate!

Huang Yaoshi felt emotional in his heart but did not say it out loud. He only compared the finger-snapping hidden weapon skills that Ouyang Feng had mentioned with the "Finger Magic" that he had created by completing the incomplete parts, and felt that his own skills were better.

This is not really his arrogance.

The Xiaoyao sect's skill of shooting hidden weapons with the flick of fingers is just an ordinary hidden weapon finger technique among the various martial arts of the Xiaoyao sect.

As for the "Finger Magic" that Huang Yaoshi wanted to create, he intended to develop it into a top-notch skill. Therefore, he had been inspired by the fragments he obtained for many years. However, after several years of research and development, he still felt that it was not yet mature enough, because he had too high requirements.

With Huang Yaoshi's talent and ability, and his high standards and strict requirements, his "Finger Magic" is bound to surpass the Xiaoyao Sect's original ordinary finger-shooting hidden weapon skills.

Of course, even so, what Ouyang Feng said at this time, which was the same origin as the fragments obtained by Huang Yaoshi, was also of great benefit to Huang Yaoshi.

At that moment, he listened carefully and memorized seriously. Occasionally, when he encountered something that was completely different from his own martial arts, he would discuss it with Ouyang Feng. The more he argued, the clearer the truth became. His idea of ​​his own "Finger Magic" became more and more perfect, and he was confident that he could make its power even greater than he had originally expected.

When the two men finished their discussion and came to their senses, they found that the Yuyang Gang had been completely wiped out by the joint attack of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and Wang Wu. Only a few minions escaped intact, and the rest either had their limbs broken or were killed on the spot.

Of course, even for Wang Wu, not every move was fatal. Of the more than one hundred members of the Yuyang Gang, only 30% died on the spot, and the rest suffered severe injuries such as broken limbs or vomiting blood. Even if they managed to survive, they would no longer be able to do evil in the future.

After the fight, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan wrapped their wounds and followed Wang Wu to the river bank. After Ouyang Feng and Huang Yaoshi finished talking, Ke Zhen'e and his brothers and sisters bowed to the boat and said:

"Thank you both gentlemen... for your help!"

He had been planning to say two "young masters", but Wang Wu, this fierce man who looked to be in his early thirties and who "even a hundred good men could not get close to" was actually the disciple of the young man in white. Ke Zhen'e couldn't treat the two on the boat as young masters anymore. He even suspected in his heart that these were two old monsters who had practiced martial arts to the point of eternal youth or even rejuvenating.

Although things like "eternal youth and rejuvenation" sound a bit mysterious, the Seven Monsters originally came from the market and had heard all kinds of bizarre and strange market legends. They were still a little skeptical about the existence of "old monsters who can regain youth".

"No need to be polite."

Ouyang Feng did not sit still and accept their greetings.

After all, this can't be considered as timely assistance.

Even without him, the Seven Monsters can still deal with the Yuyang Gang. At most they will be seriously injured, but they will definitely not die.

So when the seven people bowed, Ouyang Feng stood up and said calmly:
"The seven of you are so chivalrous and courageous. Since we have come across such an opportunity, we will do our best to help you."

Seeing that this "senior" who taught all his disciples was as fierce as a peerless god, and actually praised the seven of them for their "chivalrous spirit and courage" and said "admiration", the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were instantly moved - they were chivalrous and righteous, but did not covet fame, otherwise why would they call themselves "Seven Freaks"?
But even so, they were still comforted by the fact that someone could see their chivalrous deeds, recognize them and praise them. They felt that this fierce battle that left almost everyone injured was worth it.

Just as Ke Zhenwu was about to lead his brothers and sisters to express their gratitude again, he saw the young man in blue waving his folding fan and saying:

"Although you have a chivalrous heart, your kung fu is really too poor. Today, you met the Yuyang Gang, whose kung fu is even worse, and you were only injured but not killed. But if you meet a powerful villain like my nephew Wang Wu in the future, what will you do? If you can't beat him, just surrender?"

"The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan are tough. They don't know how to surrender, and they will never bend to evil people." Ke Zhen'e thought without hesitation: "No matter how strong or evil they are, they can't scare the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan. It's nothing more than a fight to the death."

Han Xiaoying also said crisply: "Even if I die, I will splash the blood of the evildoer."

Huang Yaoshi sneered: "What do you know about life and death, little girl?"

Seeing Han Xiaoying puffing up her cheeks and looking unconvinced, Huang Yaoshi was about to make fun of her, but Ouyang Feng suddenly spoke:
"Pharmacist, since you are worried that their martial arts skills are not good enough and they might not be able to resist if they encounter a powerful villain, why don't you teach them a few tricks?"

Huang Yaoshi asked, "Why don't you teach them?"

"I want to teach them too." Ouyang Feng said, "So that we can hire them as night watchmen in the future."

One is to establish a good relationship with the future "night watchman", and the other is to resolve grievances - although he will not become an "old poisoner", he still feels vaguely comfortable in his heart that he can help Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng resolve their past life grievances with the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan.

"..."

Huang Yaoshi glanced at Ouyang Feng with a strange expression. He felt that Brother Ouyang was good in every way except that he sometimes had some unrealistic delusions.

With such a small population like Gaochang, you want to rule the Central Plains?
Brother Ouyang, no matter how brave and invincible you are, it is impossible for you to conquer the two great powers of the world, Jin and Song, by yourself, right?

Even the small country of Western Xia standing in your east would be difficult for your Gaochang Kingdom to conquer.

It would be great to be able to found a sect in Huashan and become a master of a sect in the Middle-earth!
Huang Yaoshi was too lazy to refute him. He looked at the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan with a smile and said:

"We have known each other for a long time, so it is a fate. How about I teach you a few skills? You don't need to become my disciple, we can just be friends and learn martial arts from each other."

Although he had just thought of taking in a disciple, Ke Zhen'e was older than him, and he was not like Ouyang Feng, who was willing to take in an old disciple, so he simply did not mention the matter of taking in a disciple and only talked about learning from each other.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were a little dizzy from the huge pie that fell from the sky.

These two "seniors" with unfathomable martial arts skills actually want to teach us kung fu?

No matter how strange the Jiangnan Seven Freaks were, they would not refuse such a good thing, let alone suspect that they had ulterior motives. The young Jiangnan Seven Freaks had just debuted and had neither fame nor wealth. What could these two masters, who were so senior, want from them? Because they were stubborn, strange, and vicious?

Or is it because their martial arts skills are low and his disciple can easily defeat the seven monsters alone?
So after being stunned for a while, the eldest brother Ke Zhenwu led his brothers and sisters to pay homage without saying a word.

But just as they made a move, Ouyang Feng flicked his sleeves and a gentle force surged across the air, holding them up and preventing them from bowing.

When this "Qi Release" skill, which had never been seen before and had only been heard of in rumors, was displayed, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were greatly shocked and looked at Ouyang Feng as if he were a god.

"Since we are just discussing and exchanging ideas, there is no need for a grand ceremony."

Ouyang Feng said calmly:
"My brother the Pharmacist and I have limited time, so we can only study with you for seven days. How much you can learn within seven days depends on your individual understanding."

Although they said they were here to learn from each other and exchange ideas, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan also knew that with their limited skills, what could they learn from or exchange ideas with the two seniors?

In essence, they were taught unilaterally by the two predecessors.

The Seven Devils even heard some respect from the two elders' words of "exchange and discussion". They knew that it was the chivalrous act of the seven of them that moved the two elders, and they were even more moved in their hearts.

They are not greedy for fame or money, they just follow their own temperament. When they encounter something they don't like, they will intervene without caring about honor or disgrace, and they don't even think too much about their own lives.

But unexpectedly, although their behavior is difficult for ordinary people to understand and even they are regarded as "weirdos and fools", there are still people who can understand and even respect them.

At that moment, Ke Zhenwu still insisted on leading his six brothers and sisters to bow to Ouyang Feng and Huang Yaoshi, and said solemnly:
"I am honored to be recognized by the two seniors. The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan do not speak empty words. The two seniors will just wait and see what the seven of us will do in the future."

"Okay." Ouyang Feng nodded slightly, "Now that we've finished this, let's go back and practice martial arts."

"This……"

Ke Zhen'e hesitated for a moment and said:
"Two seniors, the Yuyang Gang has committed many crimes and many victims. We plan to distribute the wealth looted by the Yuyang Gang to the victims. If the victims are dead, we will distribute it to their families. This may take some time..."

Although Ouyang Feng only said that he would study with them for seven days, and time was very precious, Ke Zhenwu still felt that things should be done from beginning to end. Even if it delayed his study for two days, he could not go against his original intention.

Huang Yaoshi saw that the other six monsters all agreed with what Ke Zhenwu said, and he secretly admired it in his heart, but said with a hint of sarcasm on his face:

"It's good to have perseverance, but are you really that stupid? Even this sour scholar doesn't have a very bright mind. First, confiscate the ill-gotten gains of the Yuyang Gang and seal them up. After seven days, return them to the victims after the discussion. Isn't that okay?"

The Seven Monsters suddenly realized and praised Senior Huang for his thoughtfulness. They planned to go to the Yuyang Gang’s village first to confiscate and seal up the valuables.

Ouyang Feng instructed Wang Wu:
"Go along and help, learn how to do things."

Wang Wu accepted the order respectfully: "Disciple obeys!"

He followed the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan to Yuyang to search for valuables in the village.

After the eight people left.

Huang Yaoshi moved a small stool and sat next to Ouyang Feng, sighing:

"Although it's annoying to see such a stubborn person, I can't help but admire him in my heart. As long as the seven of them don't die and don't change their hearts, they will definitely become famous heroes in the future."

Ouyang Feng asked: "Who could you be?"

"Me?" Huang Yaoshi thought for a moment and said seriously, "Of course I will be a peerless master that everyone in the martial arts world respects."

"Don't you want to be a hero?"

"Being a hero is too hard and tiring. I can't do it with my personality."

"That's right. You're too carefree."

"Heh, Brother Ouyang, don't just talk about me. Why don't you be a hero yourself?"

"I am known as Blood-Handed Yaksha in the Western Regions. My reputation can stop children from crying at night. If I don't become a demon in the Middle Earth, it will be a blessing for all people. Why would I become a hero?"

"That's true..."

After chatting for a while, Huang Yaoshi began to think about his "enhanced version" of the Finger of Magic, and Ouyang Feng was also looking at the martial arts library of the Tongtian Treasure Mirror, thinking about how to teach the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan.

The biggest weakness of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan is that they don't have internal skills - none of the seven people know internal skills, they all practice external skills, and derive internal strength from the outside.

So in another world line, when they taught Guo Jing, they couldn't teach him internal skills from the beginning.

Of course, this is understandable. After all, superior internal skills are not common goods. A superior internal skill is enough to become the foundation for the rise of a sect.

And without certain qualifications, it is indeed impossible to practice internal skills right away.

For example, among lively and active children, how many can be like Guo Jing, who can immediately calm down, put aside distracting thoughts, clear the mind, and quickly enter the breathing state on the first day of learning internal skills?

Most kids can't do that.

Even if the teacher forced me to sit down with a whip, my mind would still be full of random thoughts and I couldn't calm down.

Therefore, when children practice martial arts, unless they are gifted, they usually practice external skills to lay the foundation. Only after their minds are gradually settled can they start to practice internal skills.

If your mind is unstable, you can practice internal energy. It is okay to practice the moderate and peaceful Quanzhen internal energy, and you don’t have to worry about going astray. But it is basically a waste of time and will not achieve much.

But if one practices "Toad Kung Fu" without Yang Guo's extraordinary talent, then he will surely die.

Of course, taking the path of "from the outside to the inside" is also a correct approach.

Just like Hong Qi, he did not practice advanced internal skills, but relied purely on the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms to develop an unparalleled internal force "from the outside to the inside".

But this also led to his shortcomings in internal strength. After being bitten by the old poisonous snake and hit by a palm, all his strength was lost. He had no way to recover on his own and thought that he would be a useless person in the future.

Fortunately, he got the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian" from Guo Jing, practiced it for two years, and returned to his peak.

Therefore, although the “outside-in” approach is feasible, its shortcomings are also obvious, and it is inferior in terms of “recovery”.

Furthermore, if one wants to cultivate profound internal strength from the outside in, the requirements for the quality of external skills and personal talent are also extremely high.

Hong Qi is the world's top external martial arts genius, and he practices the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. How many people in the world can have external martial arts of this level?
Anyway, after a decade of hard work, Ke Zhenwu would only be able to barely reach the top level in the martial arts world.

Therefore, the most appropriate way to make up for the shortcomings of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan is to teach them a superior internal skill.

However, the Seven Monsters were used to practicing external skills, and they were all very lively and active. As for their talents, they were definitely not top-notch, otherwise even top-notch talents would be able to perform a set of "Taizu Changquan" in a mighty manner. So, asking them to meditate and practice internal skills right from the start would probably be too much for them.

So Ouyang Feng thought about it, and the dynamic exercises of "Yi Jin Duan Gu Chapter" were reflected on the mirror.

There are two types of training methods in Yi Jin Jian Gu Pian: dynamic and static. Static training is meditation and breathing, while dynamic training is exercise routines. For example, when Hong Qi practiced Yi Jin Jian Gu Pian, he was not used to meditation and breathing, so he practiced dynamic training.

Ouyang Feng doesn't have the habit of cherishing his own things.

He would not obtain a unique martial art and then hide it away, not allowing anyone to practice it or learn it, and his disciples would not teach it to him. He would just carve it on other people's coffins and show off his skills to the dying. Anyway, he would not do such a thing.

Having said that, not everyone can practice peerless martial arts.

Regardless of one's character and temperament, if one does not have the aptitude, even if there is a peerless martial art in front of you, you will not be able to practice it. For example, if one practices Toad Kung Fu without the aptitude, it will lead to a dead end.

But the Yi Jin Duan Gu chapter is different. It is an auxiliary skill that involves both dynamic and static activities. No matter whether you prefer activeness or quietness, you can practice it.

There is no need to say much about the character and personality of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan.

They deserve better martial arts.

The plan was set, and Ouyang Feng decided to give the "Yi Jin Jian Gu Pian" exercises to the Seven Monsters.

As for Wang Wu, as his first disciple and a genius in external skills, he has enough talent and will certainly receive more and better inheritance.

Just as he was thinking about how to teach and pass on the skills, he heard Huang Yaoshi slap his folding fan in his palm:
"Ha, I did it!"

(End of this chapter)